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Selected Biographies
Keeble, Alfred – Born: Monks Eleigh, Suffolk in 1857. Parents: Alfred Keeble and Elizabeth [née Smith]. Family Connections: Brother to Henry Keeble [b1854] and John Keeble [b1862]; also, uncle of James Keeble [b1876] and Alfred Harry Keeble [b1884] both of Long Melford. Home: High Street, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk (1861 to 1871). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer [1878]. Married: Maria Clarke in 1884. Service Record: Alfred enlisted in 1878 as Pte.1124 with 32nd Brigade, being posted in 1879 to India and seeing action during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He returned to England in 1884, being transferred to the Suffolk Regiment and placed on the Army Reserve until his discharge in 1890.[1] Died: Cosford, Suffolk in 1890.
Keeble, Alfred ‘Harry’ – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 3.5.1884.[2] Parents: Robert Keeble (Blacksmith) and Charlotte [née Rutter]. Family Connections: Brother to James Keeble [b1876] and uncle of William James Keeble [b1902]; also, nephew of Henry Keeble [b1854], Alfred Keeble [b1857] and John Keeble [b1862], and brother-in-law of Albert Edward Younger [b1878]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1891), St Catherines Road, Long Melford (1901), living with Albert Younger (brother-in-law) in Westgate Street, Long Melford (1911), Hall Street, Long Melford (1921).[3] Occupation: Iron Fitter and Turner for David Ward, Iron Founder of Long Melford (1901 to 1921). Service Record: Before 1901 Harry was a member of 2nd [Volunteer] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. From 1901 to 1902 he joined the 3rd [Militia] Battalion, Suffolk Regiment as Pte.5541, transferring on 7.3.1902 as Gnr.22301 to 107th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, being discharged on 6.3.1914. It is not known if he saw service during the First World War as no definitive record has been found under the name of either Alfred or Harry Keeble.[4]
Keeble, Claud Cyril – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 14.7.1891.[5] Parents: John Thomas Keeble (Postmaster of Long Melford) and Elizabeth Durwin [née Smith]. Family Connections: Brother to John Lionel Cockle Keeble [b1884], Ida Florence Keeble [b1892] and Lawrence Victor Keeble [b1895]; also, brother-in-law of Francis Alfred Jackson [b1893], Henry James Skitmore [b1890] and Harold Ward Byford [b1897]. Home: Post Office, Hall Street, Long Melford (1901 to 1911), 11 Osborne Road, Leyton, Essex [1914], 8 Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, Essex (1921), 18 Buxton Road, Erith, Kent (1939). Occupation: Engineer Fitter and Turner for Horsehair Seating Manufacturer (1911), Locomotive Engineer for Great Eastern Railways (1921), Fitter and Turner (1939). Married: Elsie May Redfern in 1934. Service Record: Claud served with the Essex Army Service Corps from 1908 to 1912. He attested on 30.12.1914 as Pte.4189 with 1/14th [County of London] Battalion [London Scottish], London Regiment, being posted to France from 17.8.1915 to 30.3.1916 as part of 1st Brigade, 1st Division, where his unit saw action at the Battle of Loos during the autumn of 1915. In March 1916 Claud was ordered to England to take up employment in the manufacture of munitions at the workshops of The Great Eastern Railway in Stratford in East London. On 31.5.1918 he re-joined his unit in France as Pte.510938 to No. 10 Platoon, ‘C’ Company, London Scottish at this time part of 168th Brigade, 56th [1st London] Division. On 26.6.1918 he received a gunshot wound to his wrist, while on duty in a front-line trench on Telegraph Hill, near the village of Tilloy. Three months of treatment followed before he re-joined his unit at Aubencheul-au-Bac on 3.10.1918. Private Keeble returned to England at the end of November, receiving his discharge in March 1919.[6] Died: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire in 1969.
Keeble, Ethel Alice – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 15.3.1909.[7] Parents: James Keeble (Blacksmith) and Sarah Elizabeth [née Scrivener]. Family Connections: Sister to William James Keeble [b1902] and Robert Frederick Keeble [b1914]; also, niece of Alfred Harry Keeble [b1884]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1911 to 1939). Married: Albert Edward Web in 1939. Service Record: Ethel is recorded as a Voluntary Aid Detachment Nursing Auxiliary with the British Red Cross in 1939. Died: Sudbury, Suffolk on 30.5.1984.[8]
Keeble, Frederick James – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 17.5.1883.[9] Parents: Marshall William Keeble (Packer) and Cepha [née Simonds]. Family Connections: Brother-in-law of William Bantoff Newson [b1884]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1891), 55 Mayville Road, Leytonstone, Essex (1911), 49 Browning Road, Leytonstone [1915] to (1921), 12 Pelham Road, South Woodford, Essex (1939). Occupation: Coachman (1911), Coachman and Gardener [1915], Gardener (1921 to 1939). Married: Emily Catherine Kitchen in 1911. Service Record: Frederick was conscripted on 1.12.1915 as Rfn.8026 with 2/17th [County of London] Battalion [Poplar and Stepney Rifles], London Regiment, part of 180th Brigade, 60th [2/2nd London] Division. He was issued with a new service number in 1917 as Rfn.573920 and posted to Salonika from 1.2.1917, transferring to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from 16.6.1917 and seeing action in Palestine at the Third Battle of Gaza in November 1917. From 22.6.1918 he was posted with his battalion to the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, coming under the command of 30th Division’s 89th Brigade and taking part in the Final Advance in Flanders in the closing days of the War. Frederick Keeble was kept in France until October 1919, returning to England, and receiving his discharge shortly after.[10] Died: Southwest Essex in 1952.
Keeble, Henry ‘Harry’ – Born: Monks Eleigh, Suffolk in 1854. Parents: Alfred Keeble and Elizabeth [née Smith]. Family Connections: Brother to Alfred Keeble [b1857] and John Keeble [b1862]; also, uncle of James Keeble [b1876] and Alfred Harry Keeble [b1884] both of Long Melford. Home: High Street, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk (1861 to 1871). Occupation: Agricultural Labourer [1876]. Service Record: Harry enlisted in 1876 as Pte.1938 with 12th [Prince of Wales’s] Royal Regiment of Lancers, being posted immediately to India where he saw action at the Battle of Ali Masjidin in 1878, one of the opening forays in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Returning to England in 1887 he was discharged the following year.[11]
Keeble, Ida Florence – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 21.9.1892.[12] Parents: John Thomas Keeble (Postmaster of Long Melford) and Elizabeth Durwin [née Smith]. Family Connections: Sister to John Lionel Cockle Keeble [b1884], Claud Cyril Keeble [b1891] and Lawrence Victor Keeble [b1895]; also, sister-in-law of George Gainsford Jackson [b1882] and Charles Nunn Jackson [b1887], Harry James Skitmore [b1890] and Harold Ward Byford [b1897]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1901), 226 High Street, Lewisham, London (1911), Post Office, Hall Street, Long Melford (1921), Hooks Hall, Boxted, Suffolk (1939). Occupation: Draper’s Shop Assistant (1911), Post Office Clerk (1921). Married: Francis Alfred Jackson [see details below] in 1924. Service Record: Although no definitive record can be found Ida may have served as a Nurse with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the First World War.[13] Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1965.
Keeble, James – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 5.2.1876.[14] Parents: Robert Keeble (Blacksmith) and Charlotte [née Rutter]. Family Connections: Father of William James Keeble [b1902] and brother to Alfred Harry Keeble [b1884]; also, nephew of Henry Keeble [b1854], Alfred Keeble [b1857] and John Keeble [b1862] and brother-in-law of Alfred Edward Younger [b1878]. Home: Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1881), Hall Street, Long Melford (1891), St Catherines Road, Long Melford (1901), Hall Street, Long Melford (1911 to 1921). Occupation: Apprentice Blacksmith (1891), Blacksmith for David Ward, Iron Founder of Long Melford (1901 to 1921). Married: Sarah Elizabeth Scrivener in 1899. Service Record: James was a member of the Long Melford Volunteer Training Corps in 1915.[15] At the Melford Military Service Tribunal in June 1916 his employer David Ward applied for his exemption from conscription, which was granted on the condition that his situation remained unchanged.[16] It is not known if Keeble’s certificate remained valid until the end of hostilities, however no definitive military record has been found to suggest otherwise. Died: Sudbury, Suffolk in 1922.
Keeble, John – Born: Monks Eleigh, Suffolk in 1862. Parents: Alfred Keeble and Elizabeth [née Smith]. Family Connections: Brother to Henry Keeble [b1854] and Alfred Keeble [b1857]; also, uncle of James Keeble [b1876] and Alfred Harry Keeble [b1884] both of Long Melford. Home: High Street, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk (1871), Rodbridge Street, Long Melford (1881), Shrapnel Barracks, Charlton, London (1901), 2 William Road, Catford, London (1911), 2 Killearn Road, Lewisham, London (1921). Occupation: Blacksmith (1881), Shoeing Smith in the Army [1884 to 1905], War Office Pensioner (1911 to 1921). Married: Caroline Daniels in 1891. Service Record: John enlisted in 1884 as Pte.5156 with the Commissariat and Transport Corps as a shoeing smith. In 1890 he signed on for a further twelve years, his unit being renamed shortly after as the Army Service Corps. By the time of his discharge in 1905 he had attained the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant.[17] Died: Dartford, Kent in 1934.
Keeble, John Frederick – Born: Long Stratton, Norfolk on 22.10.1881.[18] Parents: Francis Aldis Keeble (Shoemaker) and Ellen [née Dowe]. Home: The Street, Stratton St Mary, Norfolk (1891 to 1901), Hall Street, Long Melford (1911), Wellesley Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk (1939). Occupation: Under Gardener (1901), Gardener (1911), Refrigeration Engineer (1939). Married: Gladys Martha Pilch in 1909. Service Record: John was conscripted on 5.6.1916 as Pte.46125 with the Royal Flying Corps, transferring to the Royal Air Force on 1.4.1918.[19]
Keeble, John Lionel Cockle – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 26.7.1884.[20] Parents: John Thomas Keeble (Postmaster of Long Melford) and Elizabeth Durwin [née Smith]. Family Connections: Brother to Claud Cyril Keeble [b1891], Ida Florence Keeble [b1892] and Lawrence Victor Keeble [b1895]; also, brother-in-law of Francis Alfred Jackson [b1893], Henry James Skitmore [b1890] and Harold Ward Byford [b1897]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1891 and 1901), Dairy Farm, Horsford, Norfolk (1911), 20 North End, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (1921), 5 Corporation Road, Wisbech (1939) to [1949]. Occupation: Great Eastern Railway Clerk (1901), Post Office Sorting Clerk and Telegraphist (1911), Civil Servant Overseer in the Post Office (1921 to 1939), ARP Warden (1939). Married: Annie Ellen Watts in 1913. Service Record: John was conscripted on 21.5.1917 as Spr.287935 with the Bedford Signals Depot, Royal Engineers, being issued with a Silver War Badge and discharged in April 1919 due to sickness.[21] Died: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire on 29.3.1949.[22]
Keeble, Lawrence Victor – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 23.2.1895.[23] Parents: John Thomas Keeble (Postmaster of Long Melford) and Elizabeth Durwin [née Smith]. Family Connections: Brother to John Lionel Cockle Keeble [b1884] and Claud Cyril Keeble [b1891] and Ida Florence Keeble [1892]; also, brother-in-law of Francis Alfred Jackson [b1893 Home: Post Office, Hall Street, Long Melford (1901 to 1921), 29 Butt Road, Colchester, Essex (1939). Occupation: Law Clerk (1911), Fitter for Motor Tractor Company in Sudbury (1921), Motor Mechanic for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in Colchester (1939), Timber Merchant [1954].[24] Married: Violetta May Baxter in 1926. Service Record: Lawrence enlisted on 26.4.1915 as Aircraft Mechanic No.4889 with the Royal Flying Corps. He was posted to the France from 11.9.1915, transferring to the Royal Air Force on 1.4.1918, promoted to Corporal on 1.7.1918 and discharged in 1923.[25] In 1939 Lawrence was mobilized as Cpl.4889 and assigned to No.10 Flying Training School based at RAF Tern Hill in Shropshire.[26]– Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1960.
Keeble, Robert Frederick – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 16.11.1914.[27] Parents: James Keeble (Blacksmith) and Sarah Elizabeth [née Scrivener]. Family Connections: Brother to William James Keeble [b1902] and Ethel Alice Keeble [b1909]; also, nephew of Alfred Harry Keeble [b1884]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1921 to 1939). Married: Mabel Mary Steward in 1952. Service Record: Frederick enlisted in June 1941 as Pte.1802565 with 226 Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery. He was posted to India and served with 36 Light AA Regiment during the Burma Campaign, receiving his discharge in 1946.[28] Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1965.
Keeble, William James – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 3.12.1902.[29] Parents: James Keeble (Blacksmith) [see details above] and Sarah Elizabeth [née Scrivener]. Family Connections: Brother to Ethel Alice Keeble [b1909] and Robert Frederick Keeble [b1914]; also, nephew of Alfred Harry Keeble [b1884]. Home: Hall Street, Long Melford (1911 to 1921), 7 Albert Crescent, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (1939). Occupation: Platform Porter at Long Melford Railway Station (1921), Police Sergeant (1939). Married: Gladys Annie Bacon in 1950. Service Record: William was a member of the Long Melford Volunteer Training Corps in 1915.[30] Died: Newmarket, Suffolk in 1956.
Related Biographies
Byford, Harold Ward – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 12.2.1898.[31] Parents: Joseph William Byford (Coal Merchant and Cartage Agent) and Ada Mary [née Ward]. Home: Guildhall Farm, Rodbridge, Long Melford (1901), Hall Street, Long Melford (1911), Bradley Hall Bungalow, Thorpe Green, Essex (1939). Occupation: Manager in his father’s Coal Merchant and Cartage business (1911), Unemployed Cowman (1939). Married: Olive Elizabeth Maud Keeble in 1917.[32] Service Record: Harold was a member of the Long Melford Volunteer Training Corps in 1915.[33] At the Melford Military Service Tribunal in January 1917 his father asked that his son be exempted. This was refused with the small proviso that one month grace should be given before conscription.[34] He was called up before May 1917 as Pte.TR/5/62179 with 85th [Training Reserve] Battalion, posted to France and transferred as Pte.44881 to 11th [Service] Battalion [Pioneers], Durham Light Infantry as part of 20th [Light] Division. He was later moved to 2nd Battalion, DLI and finally to 18th [Service] Battalion, DLI.[35] Died: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire in 1967.
Jackson, Francis ‘Frank’ Alfred – Born: Wyddial, Hertfordshire on 2.4.1893.[36] Parents: Charles Nunn Jackson (Farmer) and Rebecca [née Soames]. Family Connections: Brother to George Gainsford Jackson [b1882], Charles Nunn Jackson [b1887]; also, brother-in-law of John Lionel Cockle Keeble [b1884], Claud Cyril Keeble [b1891] and Lawrence Victor Keeble [b1895]. Home: Wyddial, Hertfordshire (1891 and 1901), Bridge Street Farm, Bridge Street, Long Melford (1911), Hill Farm, Chevington, Suffolk [1925], Hooks Hall Farm, Boxted, Suffolk (1939). Occupation: Assisting on the family farm (1911), Farmer (1939). Married: Ida Florence Keeble in 1924 [see above for service details]. Service Record: Although no definitive military record has been found, Frank may have been commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps on 24.11.1917.[37] Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1971.
Newson, William Bantoff – Born: Forest Gate, Essex on 11.8.1884.[38] Parents: William Bantoff Newson [d1891] (Engine Driver) and Amelia [née Walliker]. His mother re-married in 1894 to John Arthur Claydon. Family Connections: Brother-in-law to Frederick James Keeble [b1883]. Home: 7 Phoebe Terrace, Pevensey Road, Wanstead, Essex (1891), Military Barracks, Colchester, Essex (1901), Weedon Barracks, Horseshoe Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1911], 16 Crampers Fields, Radford, Warwickshire (1939) to [1940]. Occupation: Soldier (1901 to 1911), Chimney Sweep and ARP Warden (1939). Married: Beaufra Matilda Keeble of Long Melford in 1904 and Ada Earl (bigamously) in 1911. Service Record: William Newson enlisted as a Private in the Cavalry before 1901. In 1911 he is recorded as Pte.5486 William Claydon serving with 16th [The Queen’s] Lancers who was dishonourably discharged for bigamy. Criminal Record: On 28.6.1911 William pleaded guilty at West Ham Police Court to ‘feloniously marrying Ada Earl [using the alias Claydon], his former wife being then alive’. He was handed a sentence of six months with hard labour to be served in Wormwood Scrubs Prison.[39] Died: Radford, Warwickshire on 14.11.1940 during a Luftwaffe raid on Coventry. This is the night of the infamous Coventry Blitz when 500 German bombers dropped 150,000 incendiary bombs and hundreds of tons of high explosive. Much of the city and surrounding area was reduced to rubble, resulting in the loss of over a 1000 people, killed or severely injured.[40]
Skitmore, Harry James – Born: Great Ellingham, Norfolk on 22.12.1890.[41] Parents: Jeremiah Skitmore (Coal Dealer) and Rebecca [née Rivett]. Family Connections: Brother-in-law of John Lionel Cockle Keeble [b1884], Claud Cyril Keeble [b1891], Ida Florence Keeble [b1892] and Lawrence Victor Keeble [b1895]. Home: Bow Street, Great Ellingham, Norfolk (1891 to 1901), 22 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk (1911), 6 Stour Street, Sudbury (1921), 30 York Road, Sudbury (1939) to [1942]. Occupation: Post Office Sorting Clerk and Telegraphist (1911), Post Office Clerk (1921), Post Office Overseer (1939). Married: Gertrude Gladys Keeble of Long Melford in 1918. Service Record: Harry enlisted as Pte.1388 with the Suffolk Yeomanry, transferring as L/Cpl. 66455 to ‘AD’ Cable Section of the Royal Engineers and posted to France on 26.9.1915. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery under fire on 28.9.1917.[42] He was finally moved to the Royal Corps of Signals as Cpl.2034747.[43] Died: Sudbury, Suffolk on 8.11.1942.[44]
Younger, Albert Edward – Born: Long Melford, Suffolk on 21.6.1878.[45] Parents: Alfred James Younger (Horse keeper) and Sarah Ann [née Watkinson]. Family Connections: Brother to Ephraim Harry Younger [b1890] and cousin of Stanley William Younger [b1891]; also, brother-in-law of James Keeble [b1876], Alfred Harry Keeble [b1884] and Robert George Gunn [b1891], and father-in-law of Frederick Pilgrim [b1893]. Home: Bridge Farm Cottage, Long Melford (1881 and 1891), Hall Street, Long Melford (1901), Westgate Lane/Street, Long Melford (1911 to 1939). Occupation: Cattleman (1901), Agricultural Labourer (1911), Milkman and Deliverer for William Bigg of Burtons Farm, Long Melford [1916], Pigman (1939). Married: Clara Elizabeth Keeble in 1899. Service Record: At the Melford Military Service Tribunal in June 1916 Albert was granted exemption from conscription for six months. In the following November William Bigg of Burtons Farm, applied on his behalf for a further exemption, which at this hearing was granted on the condition his situation remained unchanged.[46] It is not known if Albert’s certificate remained valid until the end of hostilities, however no definitive military record has been found to suggest otherwise. Died: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1953.
Notes – [1] Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913 [WO 97]. [2] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 3.8.1884, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [3] Recorded as Harry Keeble on UK Census Returns for 1891, 1901 and 1911. See also his Chelsea Hospital British Army Service Record [WO 97] up to 1914 in the name of Harry Keeble. [4] See also his Chelsea Hospital British Army Service Record [WO 97] up to 1914 in the name of Harry Keeble. [5] 1939 Register. [6] For details of 1/14th London’s movements see War Diaries [WO 95/1266/2 and WO 95/2956/1]. See also his Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329], and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [7] 1939 Register. [8] Date of death from her gravestone in Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [9] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 21.9.1883, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [10] For details of 2/17th London’s movements in Salonika, Palestine and on the Western Front see War Diaries [WO 95/4928, WO 95/4669, and WO 95/2336/3]. See also his Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ [WO 363], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329], and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [11] Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913 [WO 97]. [12] 1939 Register for Melford Rural District in Suffolk. [13] British Journal of Nurses, vol.57, p295. [14] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 2.4.1876, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [15] For Training Corps article see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 10.3.1915. [16] For the Tribunal’s ruling see SEFP 21.6.1916. [17] Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913 [WO 97]. [18] 1939 Register. [19] Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940 [AIR 79]. [20] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 20.4.1885, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [21] See also his Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War, Silver War Badge [WO 329] record [ref: B186092], Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [22] Date of death from the National Probate Calendar. [23] Date of birth from the 1939 Register for Colchester, Essex. [24] For occupation see National Probate Calendar entry for Rona Keeble in 1954. [25] RFC Record [AIR 79/64], Medal Roll [WO 329] and Medal Index Card [WO 372]. [26] 1939 Register. [27] 1939 Register. [28] World War II Royal Artillery Tracer Cards, 1939-1948. [29] Date of birth from the 1939 Register for Bury St Edmunds. [30] For Training Corps article see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 10.2.1915. [31] Date of birth from Baptism Register 9.3.1898, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford; the year of birth recorded on the 1939 Register for Tendring Rural District in Essex is 1897. [32] On 15.5.1917 Harold is recorded as a soldier, see Marriage Register 14.5.1917, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [33] For Training Corps article see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 10.3.1915. [34] For the Tribunal’s ruling see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 10.1.1917. [35] Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1918 [WO 329] and Service Medal and Award Rolls Index Cards 1914-1922 [WO 372]. [36] 1939 Register for Melford Rural District in Suffolk and Death Index. [37] For notice of his possible commission see the Supplement to the London Gazette 13.12.1917 p13036. [38] 1939 Register. [39] www.oldbaileyonline.org. [40] David McGrory. Coventry’s Blitz (Amberley Publishing – 2015) and Karan Farringdon, The Blitzed City: The Destruction of Coventry, 1940 (Aurum Press Ltd -2015). [41] 1939 Register. [42] London Gazette 28.9.1917. [43] Medal Index Card [WO 372]. [44] National Probate Calendar. [45] Date of birth from the Baptism Register 4.8.1878, Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. [46] For the Tribunal’s rulings see Suffolk and Essex Free Press 7.6.1916 and 29.11.1916.
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